Getting to zero: Reduction in the incidence of multidrug-resistant organism infections using an integrated infection control protocol in an intensive care unit

Rohit Gupta; Emily Hannon; Shirish Huprikar; Adel Bassily-Marcus; Anthony Manasia; John Oropello; Roopa Kohli-Seth

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.003

Getting to zero: Reduction in the incidence of multidrug-resistant organism infections using an integrated infection control protocol in an intensive care unit

Am J Infect Control. 2016 Dec 1;44(12):1695-1697. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.003. Epub 2016 Aug 26.

Authors

Rohit Gupta¹, Emily Hannon¹, Shirish Huprikar², Adel Bassily-Marcus¹, Anthony Manasia¹, John Oropello¹, Roopa Kohli-Seth³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27575774
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.003

Abstract

Environmental cleaning is a vital component of infection control. We describe the use of an integrated infection control protocol in an intensive care unit and its influence on multidrug-resistant organism infection rates. Sustained reductions in multidrug-resistant organism infections can be achieved if individual processes and weaknesses in intensive care unit environments are identified and addressed in a systematic and comprehensive manner.

Keywords: ATP testing; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Environmental cleaning.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Humans
Incidence
Infection Control / methods*
Intensive Care Units*